Seattle-area IAM members to vote on Boeing’s last 777X contract offer on January 3

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has issued this short statement:

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751, District W-24 and District 70 will vote January 3, 2014 on a revised proposal from the Boeing Company that would secure 777X production in the Puget Sound area.

Details of the revised offer will be provided by mail to IAM members and their families prior to the January 3 vote. The new proposal contains significant improvements over an earlier offer from Boeing that was rejected by IAM members on November 13, 2013.

The January 3 vote will take place at IAM Local union halls in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR and Wichita, KS, with results announced later that day.

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